Michael Bender

Michael Bender currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development at Blue Water Financial Technologies since February 2023. Previous roles include VP, East Division Manager at Planet Home Lending, LLC from June 2022 to October 2022, Senior Managing Director/National Sales Manager and Managing Director/National Sales Manager at Homepoint from June 2017 to June 2022, and Regional Manager for the Northeast Region at Stonegate Mortgage Corporation from February 2012 to May 2017. Bender began the career with positions such as Regional Account Manager at ICBA Mortgage Solutions and Regional Account Executive at Genworth Financial. With extensive experience in business development and sales management across various financial institutions, Bender has demonstrated a strong ability to establish and manage relationships in the mortgage banking sector. Bender holds a BA in Public Relations/Communications Journalism from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, completed in 1987.